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African liberation icon Kenneth Kaunda dies at 97
The first president of independent Zambia has died in Lusaka.
Tributes pour in following the death of an African elder statesman, Kenneth Kaunda, one of the leaders of Africa's liberation struggle who has died at 97.
More than 80 million people have now been displaced by war and persecution, that's according to the UN High Commissioner for refugees.
Iranians go to the polls today with just four candidates left in the race for the job as president.
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